Lula’s government recently announced the lowest Amazon deforestation rate on record. However, he faces a Congress dominated by the far right and agribusiness interests, which often back measures weakening environmental protections.
Lula’s government recently announced the lowest Amazon deforestation rate on record. However, he faces a Congress dominated by the far right and agribusiness interests, which often back measures weakening environmental protections.
Wasn’t the Amazon bought by a Swedish billionaire to preserve it? What happened to that?
From what I recall, this dude bought something like 1500 sq km. The amazon rain forest is 6-7 million sq km.